Giorgio Armani has launched Santal Dān Shā, a new fragrance in the Armani Privé Les Eaux fragrance range…
Thursday scent of the day 12/22
Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also the fifth night of Hanukkah and there are 9 days left to go for the year. Birthdays: Lady Bird Johnson, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ralph Fiennes. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in a dab of Serge Lutens Chêne for a day of last minute errands and holiday prep. I might just switch back to Fendi Theorema this evening.
Reminder: on 12/23, we’ll have a holiday open thread instead of a weekly project…
Dogs are living in basically an olfactory world
But Donut, she says, likely has another trick up her furry leg that we humans don't use to tell time (or at least we don't realize we use): "That's olfaction," [Alexandra] Horowitz says. "Dogs are living in basically an olfactory world, and I think they are able to track time with smells."
— Read more in Can dogs smell time? Just ask Donut the dog at NPR.
The daily lemming
Coming next year (2023 will be The Year of the Rabbit) from Hermès, Rose Ikebana in packaging decorated by artist Shinsuke Kawahara, in 200 ml Eau de Toilette or 100 ml Eau de Toilette with leather case. (via fashion-press.net)
Step into Christmas
Saks Fifth Avenue in New York unveils their holiday windows with Elton John. (The video starts with a speech by Saks CEO Marc Metrick, if you want to skip that, go to 1:26.)